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TOP 26 “Myth-Conceptions” of Credit
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Myth #1: You share a credit score with your spouse.
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Myth #2: Your credit score only counts when you're looking to borrow money.
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Myth #3 Always pay your credit card balance in full and that will give you the best credit.
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Myth #4: My mortgage broker can use the credit report I obtained from Annual Credit Report.
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Myth #5: Too many accounts will hurt, therefore you must close accounts.
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Myth #6: A co-signer is not responsible.
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Myth #7: If a judge in a divorce proceeding orders a spouse to pay a debt, it's no longer affected by credit.
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Myth #8: Piggybacking does not work anymore.
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Myth #9 Opting out will increase your credit score.
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Myth #10: Multiple auto loan inquiries increase will hurt your score for each one.
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Myth #11: It will take me seven years to improve my credit, when in actuality it's an ongoing process to improve your credit.
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Myth #12: A serious financial crisis like as a foreclosure or bankruptcy permanently hurts your credit score.
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Myth #13 FICO scores are locked in for six months, and that they change every six months.
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Myth #14 "I don't need to check my credit report if I pay my bills on time."
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Myth #15 "Checking my own credit report harms my credit standing."
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Myth #16 Consolidating into a low interest credit card will increase your score.
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Myth #17: Going over the balances on your credit limits are okay because the credit card company authorized the purchase.
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Myth #18 "As long as you pay off your credit card balances, your score will go up."
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Myth #19 Types of Credit don't matter.
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Myth #20 Paying off an old collection or charge off will increase your credit score.
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Myth #21 Using debit cards which will help to build your credit is another myth.
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Myth #22 "The credit bureaus are government agencies."
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Myth #23 "If I get one credit bureau to remove an item from my credit report, all the other bureaus will remove it automatically.
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Myth #24 Credit repair is against the law, is another myth.
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Myth #25 Your salary makes a difference in your credit score is another myth.
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Myth #26 Adding a consumer statement to your credit file makes a difference, and ultimately, does not make a difference in your credit scoring at all.
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